No I.S is a little surprising. With any luck there will be a glut on used mkI on sale soon.

Don't count on that. Price differential is greater than for the 70-200 II, and when that came out, used prices on the MkI went *UP* by several hundred dollars. Only now - 2 years later - are used MkI prices down in the range they were before the MkII.

Shorter, fatter and lighter; that's the positives out of the way! No IS, 82mm filter thread and the price? I believe the phrase rhymes with "clucking bell"! That's a big increase without IS as justification...

No I.S is a little surprising. With any luck there will be a glut on used mkI on sale soon.

Don't count on that. Price differential is greater than for the 70-200 II, and when that came out, used prices on the MkI went *UP* by several hundred dollars. Only now - 2 years later - are used MkI prices down in the range they were before the MkII.

Bottom line, if you want a 24-70 MkI - used or new - buy it NOW!

Buy it now indeed... I never saw myself doing this, but I am going to buy a second hand mark I as soon as possible. I am truly terrified of the £2300 price tag that UK retailers are slapping on the mark II pre-order. Even if they come down to meet the officially announced German prices, that's still £1900. The mark I can do everything the mark II can do, just a bit heavier and a bit softer (according to MTF)...

i dont know if the said added sharpness around the corner is a huge must with only 2 more elements. i mean, V1 is $1300 and the new revised one is $2300. is it really worth it?! if it had an amazing improvement like the 70-200 then maybe, but with the lack of such jump.. i duno.

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The tech geek in me wants a new toy, but there's no way in hell I can justify this one. I'm sure the images will show a great deal of improvement when they come out, but I'm more than happy with my version I even at 2.8. That being said, if Canon set the MSRP under $2000 for the version II, Id be itching to sell right now.

The tech geek in me wants a new toy, but there's no way in hell I can justify this one. I'm sure the images will show a great deal of improvement when they come out, but I'm more than happy with my version I even at 2.8. That being said, if Canon set the MSRP under $2000 for the version II, Id be itching to sell right now.

i agree with you. nothing better than having the lasted toys but when its 2300 bucks, for such a small jump imo, sometimes its just not worth it. i have shot pictures and videos with version one, and its pretty damn good.